Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

gallagher said:
I'm ok with 2 years if its for '27 and '28. There would still be uncertainty over the coach lasting that long so I'd playing it safe
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Is this Bula? A 5 year contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Look at Lomax. If a player wants to leave, they’ll leave. The only thing it does is ensure us some kind of compensation as long as the club has a spine and fights for it.
 
cktiger said:
Not sure about the other states (which I’m sure are high) but 2GB is the number one radio station in Sydney and also the highest streamed.
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Yea i understand that and there obviously money to be made and maybe some political influence - its just that radio income is on the decline and i would think the demographics of its audience would be an ageing population with limited income.
 
diedpretty said:
Yea i understand that and there obviously money to be made and maybe some political influence - its just that radio income is on the decline and i would think the demographics of its audience would be an ageing population with limited income.
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Radio and TV. I read the other day, Hadley is considering coming back to radio. Why? Given the career he’s had, this would be a prime time in his life to do a Podcast. Some of these old fossils are really behind the times.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Is this Bula? A 5 year contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Look at Lomax. If a player wants to leave, they’ll leave. The only thing it does is ensure us some kind of compensation as long as the club has a spine and fights for it.
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Yeah Bula. Hopefully it's done.
 
Tucker said:
It’s really annoying we couldn’t get more out of Bird.
Good luck to him over there.
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You can't blame Benji for that, the guy lost weight to the point he looked like a garden rake and was useless in the forwards, bouncing off the defence like a rubber ball and was quickly dropped, you said recently you want the bench to provide impact well he didn't offer it.

If he had a bit of pace which he lost 5 years ago, he could have been used in the backline as back up for injuries.

Never liked the signing so I guess the only thing left to say is, hit the road Jack.
 
Spartan117

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Tigers star released to join new club;​

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January 31st, 2026 10:56 am

The Wests Tigers have released Jack Bird from the final year of his contract to make the switch to Super League side Leeds Rhinos effective immediately.

Code Sports reported Bird has signed a deal with Leeds under former Eels coach Brad Arthur, cutting short his two year deal with the Tigers.

Bird had been linked with a swap deal with Manly forward Nathan Brown, but that fell over at the final hurdle.

The 30-year-old had been in talks with the...
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tigerman80 said:
We were a different team when bula was playing last year. Hes a future superstar and we need to keep him. If that means paying him $900k + so be it . It would also be a win in the media and stop the world collapsing rhetoric from the media if he is to leave . Seems like we are making his deal better this year and waitirn for bird to move on to free that money . Let’s hope so!!!!
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I’m sure the media will spin it either way
Bula doesn’t stay - tigers lose another star
Bula stays - tigers pay overs to retain unproven player
 
Spartan117 said:
Spartan117

OFFICIAL Post in thread 'Jack Bird #299'

Tigers star released to join new club;​

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Fox League from Fox Sports
January 31st, 2026 10:56 am

The Wests Tigers have released Jack Bird from the final year of his contract to make the switch to Super League side Leeds Rhinos effective immediately.

Code Sports reported Bird has signed a deal with Leeds under former Eels coach Brad Arthur, cutting short his two year deal with the Tigers.

Bird had been linked with a swap deal with Manly forward Nathan Brown, but that fell over at the final hurdle.

The 30-year-old had been in talks with the...
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Ok thats now official Bird has taken flight to SL , next statement Bulla's contract has been extended, done deal.. Making it all positive leading into the trials.. let's get in on ...2026 🐯☝️
 
Red88_Tiger said:
To put it in perspective Teddy was playing origin before he left us. There’s still a couple in front of Bula imo. Potential is there but you can get caught paying overs for potential
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On one hand, we have to pay overs to attract/keep stars. Why else would they come?
On the other hand, you are completely right, especially in the case of paying for potential. It could come bite us.

A 3/4 year deal makes sense to me. Bula will need to go to another level this year, not just to justify his contract, but the faith placed in him. Or it may turn out to be another classic Tigers case of waiting and hoping in vain that potential materialises.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Radio and TV. I read the other day, Hadley is considering coming back to radio. Why? Given the career he’s had, this would be a prime time in his life to do a Podcast. Some of these old fossils are really behind the times.
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Dont need Hadley at $3mill
Astonishingly Levy has same ratings at a fraction of Hadleys price.Dont rate either as a listener
Mind you .Hadleys constant whining wore me out..I switched to Laws years ago
Laundy is an astute businessman with lots of $$,but knows nothing about radio
Think its a "project"for his son tbh
 
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